Duquesne (9-2) hosts Robert Morris (2-9) at 2 p.m. today at Palumbo Center, looking to open 7-0 at home for the first time since the 1979-80 season. The Dukes return to action after an 83-68 home win over South Carolina State on Wednesday. The Colonials snapped a three-game losing streak on a 69-67 home win over Lehigh on Thursday. RMU looks to earn its first road win of the 2015-16 season (0-7). Duquesne aims to disrupt RMU’s current five-game win streak in a series the Dukes lead ... Read More
Mason scores 1,000th point as Dukes top South Carolina State
Not only did Micah Mason lead the court with 20 points in Duquesne’s (9-2) 83-68 win over South Carolina State (5-6), but the senior guard also scored his 1,000th career point in tonight’s contest at Palumbo Center. Senior guard Derrick Colter added 18 points and senior forward Jeremiah Jones netted 16 for the Dukes. According to goduquesne.com, the Dukes shot 57.1 percent and held the Bulldogs to 40.7 percent, outscoring South Carolina State 45-29 in the second half. Mason scored his ... Read More
Duquesne hosts South Carolina State, looking to continue perfect home record
Duquesne (8-2) looks to continue its perfect 5-0 home record while hosting South Carolina State (5-5) tonight at 7 p.m. at Palumbo Center. The Dukes return to action after a 67-65 win at Saint Francis on Saturday. The Bulldogs also head into tonight’s contest after an 81-74 home win against Jacksonville on Saturday. South Carolina State, 1-4 on the road, matchup for the first time with Duquesne. Senior guard Micah Mason enters the game needing 15 points to reach 1,000 for his career, ... Read More
Jamel Artis big second half leads Pitt past Morehead State
Jamel Artis scored a game-high 22 points- 17 in the second half- to lead Pitt past visiting Morehead State 72-62 Sunday at the Petersen Events Center. The game was Pitt's second contest as part of the Gotham Classic. The 22 points for Artis was a season high and was his second 20-point game of the season and the ninth of his career Pitt (8-1) leaned on its dynamic duo of Artis and Michael Young in the win. Young finished with 20 points on the afternoon, 16 coming in the first half. The ... Read More
Mason leads Dukes to 67-65 win over Saint Francis
Micah Mason led the court with 20 points in securing Duquesne’s 67-65 win over Saint Francis (3-5) at Johnstown Saturday afternoon, hitting a jumper with two seconds left in play. The senior guard shot 9-of-14 from the field and 2-of-5 from the arc. The Dukes, now 8-2, record the best start since the 1979-80 season. Senior guard Derrick Colter added 13 points for Duquesne, junior center Darius Lewis and junior forward L.G. Gill each contributed 7, and senior forward Jeremiah Jones and ... Read More
Duquesne travels to Saint Francis for 76th meeting
Duquesne (7-2) travels to battle Saint Francis (3-4) at Johnstown today at 1 p.m. for the first time in 44 years. Today’s contest marks the first road game for the Dukes, who come off an 89-77 home win over UMBC Tuesday. The Red Flash, 3-0 at home, resume play after a 96-55 loss at then No. 2 (AP) Maryland on Dec. 4. Duquesne looks to redeem last season’s 67-52 loss to Saint Francis. The Red Flash find strength in their defensive efforts, notably holding opponents to .314 shooting ... Read More
Pitt starts fast, blows out Eastern Washington
Three Pitt players scored in double figures as the Pitt Panthers basketball team improved to 7-1 on the season with a convincing 84-51 victory over Eastern Washington in the Panthers first game of the Gotham Classic Friday night at the Petersen Events Center. Michael Young led all scorers with 21 points while Jamel Artis (14) and Chris Jones (11) also finished in double figures for the Panthers. Pitt got off to a quick start and led throughout, leading by as much as 37 at one ... Read More
Pitt could boast best offensive team of Jamie Dixon era
As the Pitt Panthers prepare to take on Eastern Washington Friday night in one of their four games as part of the Gotham Classic, Panthers’ head coach Jamie Dixon has to be all smiles. That’s basically due to the fact that through seven games the Pitt offense has performed at a level unlike anything Dixon has seen the past few years. “We are certainly skilled,” Dixon said. ‘We have guys up and down the roster who are skilled offensively. We just have to keep doing what we are doing and ... Read More
Dukes surpass UMBC to earn best start since 1979
Duquesne (7-2) is now off to its best start in 36 years with an 89-70 home win this evening over UMBC (2-8), led by L.G. Gill’s career-high 22 points. The junior forward also added career highs in grabbing 10 rebounds and hitting six 3-pointers. Senior forward Jeremiah Jones scored a career-high 20 points. Senior guard Derrick Colter contributed 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and nine assists and senior guard Micah Mason added 13 points and seven assists. Freshman guard Joe ... Read More
Pitt offense clicking in blowout win over Central Arkansas
The Pitt Panthers had an early tilt Sunday afternoon against Central Arkansas and the Panthers looked from the opening tip like they wanted to get this one over with. Freshman point guard Damon Wilson led three Pitt players in double figures with a career-high 20 points as the Panthers dominated the Bears from the opening tip in a 100-47 victory. Jamel Artis finished with 17 and Chris Jones added 13 in the Pitt win. The Pitt (6-1) offense continues to roll as they shot 54 percent ... Read More